Chelsea striker Demba Ba is hoping to quit English football and move to a Turkish club in January. Ba has failed to make an impact since joining Chelsea from Newcastle for £7.5m in January and has scored just two League goals in that time.

Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has dismissed suggestions that he is unhappy at having to play out of position.

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has urged Kevin de Bruyne to leave Chelsea in January if he doesn't want to put his World Cup place at risk.

Andros Townsend believes he must start making a more meaningful contribution in matches for Tottenham if he is to earn a place in England's World Cup squad next summer.

Rene Meulensteen's appointment at Fulham means Martin Jol will be working with a coach Robin van Persie described as "truly one of the best in the world".

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

Manchester United boss David Moyes is determined to overhaul the Reds' problem midfield area with Andres Iniesta, Ilkay Gundogan and Marco Reus on the radar.

LIVERPOOL ECHO

Everton will have a point to prove as Roberto Martinez aims to win the clash of the like-minded tacticians in his first Merseyside derby, believes Seamus Coleman.

Brendan Rodgers plans to keep tinkering with his team between now and the New Year. Liverpool face just two midweek games before January and so the manager intends to rotate his players in order to keep them fresh.

NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul insists he heads into the international break full of confidence and determined to realise his World Cup dream.

Emanuele Giaccherini says new Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has overseen a change in mentality as well as playing style in his brief time at the helm.

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t's wrong to be making a joke out of Bender's name at the expense of gay people. It's the kind of childish, uncivilised thing that Football365 would deride and ridicule if it was another media outlet saying. Why is there a need for jokes like this? Does it make your writers feel like men? F365 might suggest that I 'lighten up', but it is genuinely traumatic for people who have been oppressed all their lives to be the butt of jokes, and to be told...

ou can't blame De Gea for wanting to leave, he has enough to do in front of goal as it is as well as taking on the role of Man Utd's version of Derek Acorah in trying to contact and organise a defence that isn't there.